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What kind of paint do you guys use for this? Also did you sand and or use adhesion promotor or primer to prep before you painted? I have my 06 lights appart right now trying to decide what to paint with...

And everyone is ok with painting over the shiny reflectors for the turn signal? You know that means the only angle anyone can see the front turn signal from is when approaching directly from the front. When i did mine I put masking tape over the reflector portion and painted the rest black.

And everyone is ok with painting over the shiny reflectors for the turn signal? You know that means the only angle anyone can see the front turn signal from is when approaching directly from the front. When i did mine I put masking tape over the reflector portion and painted the rest black.

Actually... if you notice the amber reflectors are removed (not painted over) which leaves a hole for the signals to be seen from the side (granted not as bright as with the reflector there still)... not to mention one of the main ideas behind this mod is to get rid of the ugly amber reflectors... Going even further... the 06-07 lights wrap around the side enough to be seen from the side still even with the reflectors painted over... So much hate on NASIOC...

I don't think it's "hate" to comment on a valid safety concern, nor was the tone of his post even remotely hateful (jpmonty's childish post, on the other hand... ). Not everyone considers such things when they are modifying their cars, so a friendly reminder isn't a bad thing.

What kind of paint do you guys use for this? Also did you sand and or use adhesion promotor or primer to prep before you painted? I have my 06 lights appart right now trying to decide what to paint with...

I used Rust Oleum Painter's Touch semi gloss black. You can paint without primer , just make sure you don't touch that chrome housing before painting

What kind of paint do you guys use for this? Also did you sand and or use adhesion promotor or primer to prep before you painted? I have my 06 lights appart right now trying to decide what to paint with...

At Wally World (Wal-Mart) they sell KRYLON Fusion for Plastic. No sanding or priming just bake and spray. I used flat black but they do sell satin and gloss as well as other colors. Just make sure you don't have any thing on your hands because any oil or grease will make the paint bubble and not stick. (Looks like poo too!)

Wow, those all look great. Is there a write-up somewhere on the bugeye headlights? I want to do this but I am afraid that I will mess something up. In that pic with the bugeye headlight in the oven, isnt it really close to the top heating element in the oven. Wont that melt the plastic being that close?

Wow, those all look great. Is there a write-up somewhere on the bugeye headlights? I want to do this but I am afraid that I will mess something up. In that pic with the bugeye headlight in the oven, isnt it really close to the top heating element in the oven. Wont that melt the plastic being that close?

The oven temperature is really low around 150*. They only stay in long enough for the adhesive to become soft. About 10 to 15 minutes. I always do mine in the center and put it right on the rack. Just do one at a time. Slowly. search around the DIY's and you should find something.